First off, I apologize to my friends and roleplay partners who've been left hanging. Any desire to cancel old threads is completely understandable.

I've been struggling with a serious health issue the past several months. There was a long period where things would seem to improve only to relapse, delaying things further. All that aside, just wanted to let people know I'm around again and to contact me via PM or Trillian - ironsoldier, if anyone wants to get things going again.

Vanderdecken sighed as she looked at Kagami. She slowly approached the girl, cracking the whip at her but not hitting her. She was trying to back Kagami against the edge of the 'ring'. If she could, she would get closer and closer, cracking the whip but always keeping it from touching Kagami. When she was close enough, she would try and close the gap and press herself up against Kagami so that she could lean in and whisper in her hear.

"Don't worry, I wouldn't make you do something like that. It's all for show but you can leave the dangerous stuff to me." She hoped that between them, she could crack a smile that only they would see. And if she could get her words off, she would place the whip in Kagami's hand and wink at her. "Go ahead and follow my lead.' She'd say, hoping that Kagami would understand.

Kagami although she refused to jump through the hoop she was still afraid of Vanderdecken and her whip and she continued to back up until her back hit a wall and she stood there trembling as Vanderdecken approached. KAgami was close to crying as Vamderdecken approached but then she saw her opponent smile and hand her the whip as she told talked to her and Kagami was taken completely by surprise "But why are you doing this?" Kagami asked as she was extremly confused by Vanderdecken's actions.

Vanderdecken looked at Kagami and through her hands up in the air, giving a surprised look, like Kagami had stolen the whip from her. "For them!" She said as she fell down on her butt, making it look like she stumbled and tripped. "They pay a lot of money for a good show. It's our duty to give them their money's worth." Vanderdecken crawled on her butt, scooting away as the crowd laughed and cheered. "Use your wrist and try not to hit me. I'll put on a real show for you. But I'm still going to have that whip back by the end of the match."

She then put her frowny face back on and sighed as she scooted away. "What a drag..." She said as she continued to scoot on her butt like a dog. Her voice was louder, projecting her words to get a few chuckles from people int he first few rows.

Kagami was still completely confused but she started to see what Vanderdecken wanted and she smiled slightly as Vanderdecken shuffled backwards and thats when Kagami raised the whip and croacked it at Vanderdecken trying her best not to hit her as she said aloud in a somewhat confident voice that still sounded nervous "Now you will sit up on your legs as i get the hoop ready" Kagami said cracking the whip again as she moved towards the hoop Vanderdecken had earlier.

Vanderdecken gave kagami a little smirk before flipping up and onto her feet from a rolling position before squatting and putting her hands out in front of her like puppy dog paws. "Roar." She said flatly as she pawed the air with one hand, slowly waddling backwards as Kagami inched forward. She had a good ring presence and knew where the flaming hoop was.

"I'm even more interested to see if you've figured out how to do the head in mouth thing. That's a trade secret I'm not willing to share." She said as she carefully eyed Kagami like she had actually found a way to do it herself.

Kagami's nervous seemed to disappear little by little as Vanderdecken played to the crowd and soon she reached the hoop and she stood by it with a smile on her face that hid the rest of her nervousness. Kagami then cracked the whip again at Vanderdecken "Now jump through the hoop" KAgami yelled out before blushing alittle as she usually was never in a commanding position over someone else and as Kagami waited for Vanderdecken to move she also said "uh i don't think my head would fit into your mouth"

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Vanderdecken hopped up to attention, clicking her heels together before standing up rigidly. she then turned around and looked at the fiery hoop as the flames crackled in her eyes. "This is nice..." She muttered to herself as she scooted backwards and then charged at the hoop, diving right through it as the flames licked her sides. she rolled forward when she went through the hoop and sprang up, in a perfect pose before spinning around and facing Kagami. "Now then, if you want to chase after me, you're going to have to follow me exactly. Won't that be fun?"

"But what if i don't make it" Kagami said the fear in her voice returning as she looked at the hoop of fire and her hand began to tremble from the fear also. Kagami then dropped the whip and began to back up before tripping over her own to feet and fell to the ground with a surprised yelp.

Vanderdecken watched the scene and then looked at the hoop once more. She charged again and again dove through it, rolling for a bit before pouncing up and attempting a butt splash on Kagami, hoping to slam her butt down on Kagami's stomach. It would be a pretty amazing spectacle if she pulled it off.

Kagami was still backing up as she dragged her butt across the ground but then she saw Vanderdecken jump through the hoop again and before Kagami could do anything the butt of Vanderdecken slammed into her stomach and her body nearly sat straight up before slumping back down to the ground as Kagami groaned in pain as the air was driven from her lungs.